Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling ... Frame:gold

Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling ... Frame:goldPortrait of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party gathering water from a well at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet). In the foreground six men stand in a well, while behind them two members of the party and a camel wait. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

one and two storey buildings line the shore in the Shindagha district

In the distance beyond a flat plain of sand is bordered by a line of trees in the far background

both made from plant material

dressed in white

butter lamps

behind the dunes

In the far left distance a date palm grove is visible

View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions walking in the Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain

He is carrying a camel stick in his left hand

In the background a second

holding it down on the sand

In the foreground donkey drinks from a trough at an open air market